[Corey]

Charles: Please don’t let anyone crawl under the coach. Even to “just look”. It must be supported first. Good luck in getting it fixed.

[Corey]

Busman,

I have 4 motors ready to send your way. I have sent you an email with details….

[Corey]

Hey Al, are you ready for this?

Smart Technology

DS

[Corey]

Bill, (Or Others)

I did not know about the Ferry /trips. Which one (or if more than one) did you take?

How far ahead of trip do you have to reserve a place?

Thanks,

Jim

[Corey]

The chart shows the axle weight which assumes the side to side balance is good and it differentiates between a single tire per side or dual tires as in the case of the drive wheels.

If the axle weight is below the lowest weight listed on the chart you will never go wrong using the lowest pressure listed. I suppose you could extrapolate but I would be reluctant to do so without some indication from Michelin that is OK.

https://http://www.prevostcar.com/tire-pressure-calculator

[Corey]

Thanks Corey and Peter

[Corey]

Maybe this is the pilot in me, but I pay close attention to the details.

When we get familiar with our coaches we develop a keen sense of “normal”. Normal means certain noises, it means the needles on the gauges point at a specific value, and it means we have an expectation of how fast we will climb a hill.

I think we need to always react to anything that deviates from what we know to be normal. Davy’s example is a good one because he caught an issue before it grew into a larger problem. Some things are abnormal but are OK and do not require much action. If I fail to put the toilet seat down and I hear it slam down I know I forgot it on my checklist, but I also know what the noise was. But I also know that loud squeal is not the fan belt slipping, but is the sound of tires being rubbed flat on the bottom. My point is it would have been a lot cheaper if I responded to the squeal immediately instead of trying to figure out what it was as it got louder.

The same is true of gauges that are not reading normal, strange noises, or even vibrations. We have to pay attention because our coach does often give us early warning something is wrong, and if we take care of it immediately by checking out what is causing the new noise, gauge reading, or vibration we are likely to have a far less expensive outcome than if we defer addressing the issue.

Good job DKO

[Corey]

Thank you for the info, yes I was carrying probably 1000 lbs more than usual, and Jon the check engine light I called you about a couple weeks ago , after shuting the engine down and restarting I have not seen the telltale again, Gary

[Corey]

Gary,

I will defer to others smarter than I… but were your fuel, and waters consistent with what they have been in the past… Could the differences be attributed to additional weight?

Bill

[Corey]

A substantial increase in temps due to driving is going to increase pressures which is why all pressures are to be checked when the tires are cold. Cold is a relative term because you may be in ambient temps of 50 degrees in the morning and 100 degrees in the afternoon.

So if you travel to temperature extremes it might be best to leave the pressures as they are if you are overinflated when arriving in FL in the winter from MN. But if you leave FL with the proper inflation, when you get to MN in the winter (who in their right mind except for Mark would do that?) you are going to have to add air.

Fred, I shoot the 8 tire temps in the center of the tread including the inside duals so I have all the readings. I am not looking for any specific value because the temps vary with conditions, but I am looking for consistency among all the readings with a small variation between the sunny side and the shady side expected. I run at the Michelin pressures plus 5 PSI and with rare exception all 8 tire temps almost always fall within a 5 degree range.

I shoot the temps at the wheel as close to the hubcap edge as possible to do a quick check of bearing or dragging brake conditions. Those readings are also within a small range with the drives a little warmer.

[Corey]

I would not ask Michelin.

If the mass (tire, wheel, valve stem, lug nuts, hub, rotor/drum) is rotating smoothly, what is there to do?

No, I have had no problem so far – five years.

[Corey]

Divine Transpotation at Buckeye and S 7th street has a good great shop they run mostly MCI and Serta now but ran Prevost for years they do a lot of entertainers work and were doing Jerry Moyles the owner of Swift Transportation Prevost work,then you have Arrow Stage Lines it is a good shop but hard to to find time to do outside work .Mira Loma has always been hit and miss with me but like Jon said they do stand behind their work

good luck

[Corey]

Is the handle on a H-3 prone to breaking like those on the XL,s ? Gary

[Corey]

Is there a clamp just above starter on motor block holding hose that’s where mine got hole in it , in clamp

[Corey]

If you had a Liberty (which also has gravity fill as well as auto-fill or provisions to use city water) you would have a single tank with a gray water by-pass and then the tank capacity ration would not be an issue.

Ain’t it time to trade UP?